Re: Newbie questions
Dear Davide, Sid Garmt, and Friends (sorry for the mistakes in my
previous message)
Garmt
deVries has raised the subject of Verne's portrayal of the Jew,
Isaac
Hakhabut. This reminds me that I was never comfortable with
Verne's
portrayal
of the Negro Neb in "The Mysterious Island." Sid.
This is by far below of the ordinary racism of the time of JV!
Nab was a Black man and a servant, not a slave. In equivalent novels
of this time, Black men received no better treatments than animals,
for example they were thrown away from the nacelle of a balloon to
save weight etc ... Conversely, in "Un capitaine de 15 ans",
Hercule and his friend are portrayed with very positive traits.
Jean-Pierre
Received on Tue 09 Sep 2003 - 16:53:09 IDT
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